The Workboat Association is proud to announce that Scarlett Barnett-Smith of the Port of London Authority / SeaRegs Training has won the 2021 John Percival Memorial Award. The Award was announced by John’s daughter Anna Percival-Harris during a surprise ‘hybrid’ presentation ceremony held at the PLA’s Headquarters alongside the River Thames, four candidates from […]
Nigel Roberts is Head of Marine at Everard Insurance Brokers, but who are Everards’ and where have they come from? Nigel tells us more… Who are Everard Insurance Brokers? Based at Greenhithe on the Thames ‘Everard and Sons Ltd.’ were once one of the biggest names in British and European coastal shipping, with a […]
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At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Workboat Association held on 11.05.2021, the attendees voted in favour of adopting the proposed new Constitution. The new proposal was made after the WA Committee requested a legal review of the previous constitution from Myton Law. The new Constitution and the EGM Agenda & Minutes are all […]
Having completed his OOW Unlimited Cadetship, Owen visited both the Arctic and Antarctic with BAS before returning to his beginnings at Brightlingsea Harbour What it really did teach us was (as Kenneth Grahame so eloquently put); “there is absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing, as simply messing about in boats”. Where is […]
Session 1: May 27th 2021, 10 :00 – 11:00 (UK time) Target audience: Seafarers and those relatively new to the Workboat Code and Maritime Regulation. Presented by: WA CEO – Kerrie Forster and YBDSA CEO (and former MCA Code Vessel Lead) – Bas Edmonds Contents: Introduction to Maritime Regulations – Background […]
On Thursday April 8th 2021 the WA, supported by Brookson Group and industry guests ran a Workshop focused on the implications of the new IR35 employment tax regulations. “Brookson’s are a regulated law, finance and accountancy firm with over 20 years’ experience in self-employed finances.” Following on from our introduction at the recent Safety […]
On the 21 April, the WA joined up with ForrestBrown, the UK’s largest specialist R&D tax relief consultancy, to deliver this WBA specific 30-minute webinar. ForrestBrown’s marine sector specialist Mike Harrison and Adam Kotas CTA explained: How marine businesses can claim R&D tax relief How to capture the full value of your R&D work How […]
Meet Alec, a UK based Workboat Shipbroker. Alec began his Shipbrokers career following service in the Parachute Regiment, today he is a well-known name in the sector. When and why did you start ACL Shipbrokers? I started ACL Shipbrokers five years ago, with the objective of offering owners and operators a more bespoke shipbroking […]
Dan recently started with S. Walsh and Sons, bringing to them both Thames experience and experience from the workboat sector in his homeland – Australia! Who are S. Walsh and Sons and what are your specialisms? S Walsh and Sons is a leading provider in rail, road, and river freight transport solutions in London, […]
. “We advocate and are committed to making a positive difference through action and support, not just within our organisations but also across the UK maritime sector and the broader maritime community.” . April 2021, the Workboat Association signed the Maritime UK Mental Health Pledge following agreement to do so at the Q2/2021 Safety Forum. […]
